EPO and perinatal asphyxia: Avasiloaiei et al. 2013 [117] (Table 3) compared three groups of term neonates affected by HIE: 22 neonates were treated with EPO for the first 3 days plus supportive care, 22 neonates were treated with phenobarbital during the first 4 h after birth, and 23 neonates received supportive care alone as the control group.